DELTONA RESIDENTS FOOT THE BILL

RECENT HEADLINES might have been overlooked by Deltona homeowners during the Easter preparation. I would like to underscore them for you.

The chief of the Volusia County Health Department says "Deltona" must pay $50,000 to $70,000 for a building to be used as a clinic. Councilman Roy Schleicher says the "Deltona MSD" -- municipal service district -- should buy Green Springs for a park. The "Deltona MSD" is considering hiring a zoning enforcer. Are these projects worthy? Of course they are worthy. The problem is that realistically you must insert the words "Deltona homeowner" for the words "Deltona" and "Deltona MSD" because the funds for all such worthy projects have one source of income: the Deltona property owner.

As property owners in Deltona, we are the highest taxed unincorporated community in all of Volusia County. We are overtaxed and underserved.

The reason is because we have no outside source of revenue, as do other Volusia County communities. Most of the revenue for other communities comes from sources other than property taxes. All revenue in Deltona comes from one source, the overworked pocketbook of the property owner.

It is amazing that we haven't had a property owners' revolt in Deltona. There is one organization in town trying to do something about our problems and you may be given an opportunity to take part in the democratic process of helping Deltona become a city very shortly.

Come see us, help yourself to some interesting fact sheets and join in our efforts. We need a united Deltona, whose citizens are ready to meet the challenges of providing for the needs and protection of this community.